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Stop the use of eye movements in Resource Development and Installation, until their additional value has been proven: a rejoinder
to Leeds and Korn (2012)

Journal

Journal of EMDR Practice and Research

Volume | Issue number

6 | 4

Pages (from-to)

174-178

Document type

Article

Faculty

Faculty of Dentistry (ACTA)

Abstract

This brief article responds to Leeds and Korn's (2012) commentary on our article (Hornsveld et al., 2011) in which we found
that eye movements (EMs) during recall of positive and resourceful autobiographic memories (such as those used in resource
development and installation [RDI]) led to decreases of (a) vividness, (b) pleasantness, and (c) experienced strength of the
intended quality or resource. Hence, we found an opposite effect than what was intended and critically discussed this in our
article. In their comments, Leeds and Korn stress their positive clinical experience with RDI and emphasize the limitations
of our study. Here we argue that our results, despite their limitations, are fully in line with mounting evidence supporting
a working memory account for EMs. Moreover, opposite effects for EMs in the RDI and the safe place procedure accord with several
other clinical observations. Given the absence of any confirmatory results, we again advocate, and now even more strongly,
to stop the use of EMs in the RDI and safe place procedures until their additional value has been proven.

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